Chapter 14: Prisoners Of War
In Frosty Massif, screams of pain, agony, and fear echoed throughout the bottom of the mountain. Down a hallway that was filled with cages where dozens of game characters were being held captive, a Frostbite elf and three Frostbite wolves were surrounding a group of new prisoners, escorting them to their cells.
"Get moving!" the Frostbite elf ordered a Koopa that was walking too slow.
"Alright, alright!" the Koopa snapped.
The Koopa adjusted his shell and angrily walked on. Among the group of prisoners was Sonic himself. He was walking along in front of the group, but behind two of the Frostbite wolves. His red and white sneakers scraped sadly against the rocky ground.
"What the heck is this place?" Sonic wondered.
Walking next to him was none other then the world famous red hatted plumber himself, Mario. Mario's blue overalls were torn in some places from struggling against the Frostbites in Game Central Station, but he gave up when he knew that Peach was safe in Super Mario 81 and that there were six enemies surrounding him on the ground. Sonic bent his head to the right to whisper into Mario's ear, but before he could speak, he was whipped in the head by the Frostbite elf, who was carrying an ice whip.
"HEY-A! There's-a no-a reason for-a that!" Mario shouted angrily.
Mario then helped his friend up. Sonic's nose was broken from the force of his face slamming onto the ground.
"Thanks, Mario." Sonic said nasally as he reset his nose.
Frogger had attempted to hop away, but he was subdued by a taser wire from a taser that one of the Frostbite wolves was carrying. He passed out and he was now being carried by Clyde. Link had his sword and shield taken away, and he felt naked. Only having his green outfit, Link was lagging behind at the back of the group. Soon, the Frostbites came to a halt at the end of the hallway, where a door opened up to reveal a new cell. The prisoners trudged inside, and the Frostbite elf that had whipped Sonic smacked Mario's hat off onto the ground. The Italian plumber sighed, bent down, picked the hat up, dusted it off, and turned to the Frostbite elf, who shut the door.
"You know-a, Shorty, one of these days I'm going to smack YOU upside the head" Mario threatened.
The Frostbite elf playfully tapped the bars with his hands and stuck his tongue out at the Plumber. Mario's white gloved hand shot up in a fist. One of the Frostbite wolves turned around and started pacing back and forth in front of their cell, and a second Frostbite wolf came back and dropped Frogger in between the bars. Before he reached the ground, Sonic whisked by and caught the green amphibian just in time.
"Idiot." Sonic said under his breath as he set Frogger down near a tiny bowl of water.
The little frog was still weak from getting tazed, so he took a while to get up. Link was on the opposite side of the cramped jail cell, arms hanging on the outside of the cell and staring into the abyss of other cells that were filled with game characters.
"So, when did you get caught?" Link asked Satine.
The Devil was hunched over, leaning on the bars of his own jail cell for support, his staff on the ground.
"Oh, right after the initial attack. I had almost made it to safety in what I believe was Fix-It Felix Jr., but I was snatched up at the last moment. I saw Ralph fighting those horrid beasts..." Satine started to reply with a long sigh.
However, before Satine could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Clyde.
"Wait a minute, Satine. You saw that too?" Clyde asked.
"Of course. He appeared to be with Felix, Tamora, and Turbo as well. And I even saw the Sugar Rush racers enter Dead Space: Rise Of Evil in order to take on Licortwist, Creamy, and some of the Frostbites." Satine replied.
"Do you think that they are planning some sort of rescue mission?" a Koopa asked.
In Satine's cell, Willow, who had been among one of the first characters to be captured along with Wynter, had been crying softly but stopped.
"They have to be. Vanellope told me that she modified her and the racers code boxes so they could gain powers in order to fight Licortwist, Creamy, and anyone else who is helping them." Willow replied.
The others licked their top lips and glanced over at each other.
"Do you think that they know where we are?" Sonic asked.
Before anyone could answer, two Frostbite wolves roared and smacked their claws against the cells. Willow screeched and was thrown back into some bars, which cut her arm.
"OW!" Willow screamed in pain and held her arm.
Satine furrowed his brows at the two Frostbite wolves and growled at them.
"Now was that really necessary?" Satine asked in anger.
One of the Frostbite wolves took a bite at him, but he backed off.
"Let's hope that they get here soon." Satine said grimly and held Willow's arm.
Meanwhile, back in Dead Space: Rise Of Evil, Steven had introduced himself to Licortwist, Creamy, and the Frostbites. Frostbite Willow had asked him why he had ordered the necromorphs to stop attacking her, the rest of the Frostbites, Licortwist, and Creamy, and Steven had said that he had noticed that Licortwist, Creamy, and the Frostbites were pretty powerful, since they were able to take on his necromorphs by themselves. Licortwist then told Steven about his and Creamy's plan on getting revenge on the Sugar Rush racers and how the Frostbites would get revenge on their enemies, and then he asked Steven if he could join their group, and he agreed.
Now, Licortwist, Creamy, the Frostbites, and Steven and the necromorphs were at a hideout in Dead Space: Rise Of Evil, which happened to be an abandoned laboratory. Licortwist was watching live-action footage of what the Frostbites in Frosty Massif were up to. He cackled like a madman as he gleefully watched the sight of terrified game characters being attacked and enslaved.
"You shouldn't have pushed me to do this." Licortwist said quietly.
He turned around and looked at a picture of Sugar Rush when it was just first plugged in.
"Making me the bad guy. I was the greatest villain of all time, but those lousy programmers thought that they could easily erase me from existence." Licortwist said to himself. He then said "But one way or another, I will have my revenge. I'll kill the racers and then gain Sugar Rush for myself. And then maybe, I'll take over the rest of the arcade while I'm at it.".
His teeth gritted together and his dark red eyes squinted onto a video monitor that showed footage of Vanellope leading the Sugar Rush racers in Dead Space: Rise Of Evil.
"Don't worry, racers. I'll have my revenge. All I have to do is get rid of you pathetic kids, and then nothing will be in my way." Licortwist sneered.
Licortwist then cackled again.